Everglade Raid

Everglade Raid
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Directed by	Paul J. Smith
Produced by	Walter Lantz
Animation by	Robert Bentley Lester Kline Don Patterson
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walter Lantz Productions
Distributed by	Universal International
Running time	6 minutes

Everglade Raid is the 86th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on August 11, 1958, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.

Plot

Woody finds out there is money to be made by turning alligators into suitcases. He wastes no time heading down to the Everglades to pursue his fortune. He then meets Al I. Gator (Daws Butler) who has his own plans for cooking the woodpecker.

Notes

The character Al I. Gator was an early incarnation of the character that would be known later as Gabby Gator.

Quotes

• • Woody: "Cough"
  • Al I. Gator: "Who dat?"
  • Woody: "Me!"
  • Al I. Gator: "Who dat say, 'me'?"
  • Woody: "Me say 'me'."
  • Al I. Gator: "Who dat say, 'me say me'?"
  • Woody: "Me say, 'me say me say me'."
  • Al I. Gator: "Who dat say, 'me say me say me say you say who say who hee hee ha ha'.." (Woody bites his tail)

References

• Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1958". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.